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  • DNA expert, NAACP weigh in on problems with Madison Brooks rape case after Investigative Unit report Play Video

    July 27, 2023 4:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE — The state NAACP wants prosecutors to drop charges against four men facing rape charges filed following the death of LSU student Madison Brooks after the WBRZ Investigative Unit reported that DNA testing showed none of their genetic material inside the young woman's body. Brooks died in... more »
  • NAACP seeking travel advisory for Louisiana, citing 'concerning' policies

    June 7, 2023 6:11 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The state branch of the NAACP is asking its parent organization to issue a "national travel advisory" for Louisiana because of legislative policies and actions that it believes target and marginalize certain groups, including African Americans. The Louisiana State Conference cited about a dozen "potentially damaging... more »
  • NAACP, community leaders team up to solve BRPD corruption fallout for wrongfully charged Play Video

    May 25, 2021 7:25 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Community leaders are coming together to hold city leaders accountable for the damage caused by the Baton Rouge Police Department's corrupt narcotics unit. The district attorney's office dropped over 700 drug charges after uncovering misconduct and dishonesty within BRPD's narcotics division, but those charges are still... more »
  • NAACP calls for head of Louisiana State Police to resign Play Video

    October 5, 2020 6:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE- As problems continue to mount at Louisiana State Police, the head of that agency has remained silent involving everything. Monday, the NAACP called for Kevin Reeves to step down. It's the latest push for change following a tumultuous month. In September, the WBRZ Investigative Unit exposed... more »
  • Governor releases statement on State Police n-word scandal exposed by Nakamoto Play Video

    September 4, 2020 5:28 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The state NAACP along with people across the nation are calling for Trooper August Mckay's termination following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report that showed state police gave him no discipline for a using a racial slur on duty. Governor John Bel Edwards responded to the language used... more »
  • Groups call for police chief's resignation after seeing Nakamoto's report about excessive force Play Video

    August 12, 2020 4:38 PM

    HAMMOND – Local groups called for the police chief to resign following video leaked to WBRZ and broadcast on the 6 o’clock news Tuesday showing the Hammond Police Chief using what has been described as excessive forced and borderline criminal. “We are dismayed and extremely disappointed that Hammond Police... more »
  • Judge who sent racist text messages resigns Play Video

    February 25, 2020 5:03 PM

    UPDATE: An attorney representing Judge Jessie Leblanc coinfirmed she submitted her resignation Thursday. ***** BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards has joined the litany of activists and public officials calling on Judge Jessie Leblanc to resign over a slew of racist text messages sent to a deputy... more »
  • YWCA and NAACP collaborate for Christmas bail out initiative

    December 24, 2019 12:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge and the NAACP's local branch partnered to ensure that a handful of women who'd been jailed for non-violent misdemeanors would be able to spend the holidays with their families. Around 8 a.m. on Christmas Eve, leaders of the 'Home for... more »
  • Baton Rouge school desegregation leader Robert Williams has died Play Video

    July 16, 2019 4:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Robert Williams, a leader in the desegregation of Baton Rouge public schools, has died. "He was a warrior," NAACP local president Mike McClanahan told WBRZ Tuesday. "He was well versed in the law," McClanahan remembered as he compared Williams to "one of the baddest lawyers," likening... more »
  • Woman asks court to investigate judge's alleged racial tirade Play Video

    February 13, 2017 6:05 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A woman who claims to have been on the receiving end of a racial tirade by a Baton Rouge district judge will file a complaint with the judiciary system. At a news conference on the steps of the 19th Judicial District Courthouse Monday afternoon, an attorney... more »
  • Councilwoman renews call for police residency requirement Play Video

    August 7, 2016 11:44 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Almost 900 officers are on the Baton Rouge Police force, but according to Metro-Councilmember Chauna Banks, 45 percent of them don't live in East Baton Rouge Parish. "During this troubling time where there's absolutely a distrust between our law enforcment and our citizens, the only way... more »
  • La. NAACP calls for government reforms, police residency requirements

    August 3, 2016 12:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The NAACP has released a list of recommendations for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch in order to address police relations with the Baton Rouge community. The recommendations come after recent officer-involved gun violence caused a rift among residents, sparking protests and a shooting that left three... more »
  • NAACP holds rally for Alton Sterling

    July 8, 2016 8:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE - National NAACP President Cornell Brooks was called in to help lead the rally for justice after the shooting death of Alton Sterling. Cornell Brooks energized the crowd with talk about stopping police brutality. "Let us march on, let us march on until victory is won,"... more »
  • Rally planned at school board office over graduation ban

    May 21, 2016 6:12 PM

    AMITE - The Tangipahoa Parish NAACP said it will participate in a rally Monday with friends and relatives of a high school valedictorian who was not allowed to walk across the stage last week because he had facial hair. WBRZ and WBRZ.com first reported about Andrew Jones Thursday .... more »
  • NAACP opposes creation of Essen health care corridor Play Video

    February 17, 2016 6:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The NAACP is opposing the creation of an official health district in South Baton Rouge. The local chapter of the organization says tax dollars should be invested in other areas of East Baton Rouge Parish instead. The proposed official health district would span the area of... more »
  • NAACP warns BREC about fight over any plans to move zoo Play Video

    February 16, 2016 5:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The city's NAACP is gearing up to fight any plans to move the zoo from its current location in North Baton Rouge. BREC has not officially said it wants to move the Baton Rouge Zoo from Thomas Road, but some have suggested a new location as... more »
  • NAACP leader in West Feliciana Parish wants deputy fired Play Video

    October 14, 2015 8:01 PM

    ST. FRANCISVILLE - A deputy for West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office is out on bond after being charged with threatening a fellow lawman. Shane Lofton is the same deputy recently accused of using racial slurs against African-Americans St. Francisville. Lofton booked on a simple assault charge in Avoyelles Parish Wednesday... more »
  • David Duke kicked out of LSU hotel Play Video

    September 10, 2015 7:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - LSU Police removed David Duke from LSU's Lod Cook Hotel after they said he was asked to leave by the hotel manager during a meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. DEVELOPING: David Duke told by police to leave @lsu campus hotel hosting Daughters... more »

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